Author: Alex Schadenberg

You don’t want to open the door to euthanasia or assisted suicide.

By Alex Schadenberg, Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition. Maggie Hroncich interviewed me for the New York Sun in an article that they titled: ‘You Don’t Want to Open the Door to this’ Critics warn. Hroncich is interested in the topic since assisted suicide bills are being debated in several US states, such as New York, Michigan and …

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British Columbian woman with cancer who was offered euthanasia, successfully treated in the U.S.

By Alex Schadenberg, Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Amy Judd and Kylie Stanton reported for Global News on November 27 a BC woman who was diagnosed with abdominal cancer was offered MAiD (euthanasia) rather than treatment was successfully treated in the US. The article begins by stating: Allison Ducluzeau has just returned from a dream trip …

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Euthanasia: It becomes too easy for people to view death as a “solution.”

By Alex Schadenberg, Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition. Scotland is once again debating the legalization of euthanasia and assisted suicide. The text of legislation has not yet been released. Scotland’s parliament last voted on the issue in 2022. Baroness Finlay of Llandaff, a member of the UK House of Lords and a Professor in palliative …

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Australian Federal Court rules that assisted suicide is suicide under the criminal code

By Alex Schadenberg, Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Natassia Chrysanthos reported for the Sydney Morning Herald on November 30, 2023 that Federal Court Justice Wendy Abraham ruled that: voluntary assisted dying was considered suicide under the code, which means doctors could be charged under laws that prohibit using a carriage service – such as telehealth, email or …

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Lancet report: Healthcare sector supported the Nazi euthanasia program

By Alex Schadenberg, Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition. I have always been told that any reference to the Nazi euthanasia program is a sign of extremism, but this article is not comparing the modern euthanasia program to the euthanasia program in Nazi Germany but rather it is an investigation into the origins of the Nazi …

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Irish doctors oppose assisted suicide.

By Alex Schadenberg, Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition I was fortunate to have the opportunity to speak at the HOPE Ireland conference on Saturday, November 11 as Ireland is currently debating the legalization of assisted suicide. The Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (RCPI) recently explained their opposition to legalising assisted suicide in a presentation to the …

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Irish doctors oppose assisted suicide

By Alex Schadenberg, Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition I was fortunate to have the opportunity to speak at the HOPE Ireland conference on Saturday, November 11. Ireland is currently debating the legalization of assisted suicide. The Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (RCPI) recently explained their opposition to legalizing assisted suicide in a presentation to the Oireachtas Committee on …

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American Medical Association maintains opposition to assisted suicide

By Alex Schadenberg, Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Great news: The American Medical Association (AMA) upheld their opposition to assisted suicide and euthanasia. This was a huge win as AMA delegates voted down the attempt to change the code of ethics to support or become neutral on assisted suicide. They also voted down the attempt …

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Pennsylvania nurse linked to 17 nursing home deaths

By Alex Schadenberg, Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition A Pennsylvania nurse proves why you cannot trust every medical professional with your life. Jon Haworth reported for ABC news on November 3, that: A former Pennsylvania nurse who, in May, had been accused of killing two patients with doses of insulin, now faces more murder charges. She has confessed …

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Globe and Mail editorial urges federal government to withdraw euthanasia for mental illness

By Alex Schadenberg, Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition The Globe and Mail editorial from November 4 urges the federal government of Canada to withdraw the expansion of euthanasia for mental illness. The editorial comments on the 2022 Health Canada euthanasia report indicated that 13,241 people reportedly died by euthanasia in Canada, with Quebec having the highest euthanasia report in …

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Euthanasia for Anorexia, Drug Addiction and Loneliness. Is there any limit?

By Alex Schadenberg, Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Brian Lilley, a regular columnist with the Toronto Sun, published a piece on Saturday, October 21 asking:  Is there any line in the sand for the government in Canada when it comes to expanding euthanasia? Lilley examines the question of euthanasia for mental illness, which he points out, will include people …

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Canada’s euthanasia program is flirting with eugenics

“The plan to expand medically assisted dying to drug addicts is utterly barbaric” By Alex SchadenbergExecutive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Kevin Yuill, a professor of American Studies at the University of Sunderland in the UK, published an article in Spiked on October 25 outlining his concern that Canada’s euthanasia program is eugenic. Yuill, who recently visited Canada, …

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